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NTB Readers Select Products of the Year

Thursday, 01 March 2012

In December, we asked NASA Tech Briefs readers to select the one product from our 12
Products of the Month that you thought was the most significant introduction to the design
engineering community in 2011. Thanks to all of our readers who voted, and here are your
winners for the 17th Annual NASA Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year:

Astro-Med
West Warwick, RI
Dash® MX Data Acquisition System

The Dash MX high-speed, multi-channel system is designed for capturing
high-frequency data and transient signals, as well as long-term
trending. The standard unit records up to 8 channels of isolated voltage
inputs to an internal 320-GB hard drive at sample rates up to 200 KHz per channel.

The EX1200-1538 delivers eight channels of independent 1-
MHz frequency/32-bit counter inputs, 16 channels of isolated
digital I/O, and two channels of isolated analog output (DAC) in a single instrument. The
instrument is suited for electronic functional test (ATE) and data acquisition (DAQ) applications
including motion or position measurements from rotating shafts, and monitoring the
speed of motors or turbines.

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